Let's not get carried away. Apparently, there is a "debate" about who the best NBAer is to come out of Inglewood, CA.
Pierce is a five-time All-Star, and Theus was twice honored. Also from Inglewood is Hornets coach and three-time NBA champion Byron Scott. Lisa Leslie is a three-time Olympic gold medalist who won two titles with the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks, was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game, and once scored 101 points in the first half of an Inglewood Morningside High game. Tina Thompson is another gold medalist and a four-time WNBA champ with the Houston Comets.
Are you friggin' kidding me!? Paul Pierce has averaged almost 24 points per game for 10 years. Reggie Theus averaged 18 for a bunch of crappy teams, although he did do an outstanding job holding down the Saturday morning slot after City Guys. Basketball-Reference gives Pierce a 77% chance of making the Hall... Reggie Theus gets a sparkling 5%. There's just no comparison... and if we must throw stupid Byron Scott into the argument he has a 1% chance of making the hall and a 100% chance of making arrogant and stupid comments to the media. Want a sample?
"On the record, Paul Pierce is second, or maybe third to Lisa Leslie," Scott said. "And I'm still the best to come out of Inglewood."
Dammitall, I hate having to deal with this sh!t. I know with any other person that would be a joke, but Byron Scott's ego makes Kanye West's look like Ghandi's. And as for Lisa Leslie, scoring 101 points in a half is impressive. However, equally impressive, at Camp Nashoba I once threw down 20 points in five minutes playing against third graders that wanted to be painting rocks instead of playing basketball. Does that make me the best player to come out of Still River, Massachusetts!? Get outta town! Women's basketball is a whole different sport. There is basketball and then there is women's basketball in the early 90's, where no one can jump, the two-handed set shot still existed, shooting percentages hovered around 2%, and everyone in both starting lineups averaged double digit turnovers per game. If you were 6'9" and coordinated and DIDN'T score 101 points in a half against that competition, your name is Zheng Haixia.
Now, I'm done with these shenanigans. I am off to IMDB those City Guys to see what they're up to.Source URL: https://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2007/12/stop-insanity-paul-peirce-is-best.html
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